Telegram-herald., 1887-03-07

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narvous inter ther dArk corners At las
C1cis Job PCT dowa Us pipe en- sez:
Recon 1 know story thAtlI lay DER
eny you've hceri. and ono thet's true, too
LlEe Ter hear itfn
Yes. " so ali. and job begun;
when ny father was sr young man hs
he'd er curyous dream three nights haa'
runnln. Hs Gsd'. bIevs IN dreams but Thea
sre IN was 50 qucsr thet IL stuck ter him.
Il war this wise: re thought hs war
Walkln' threw ther er pines dowr az ther
oye, when all ~ cr sutclnt = tall DARK
lan appeared afore hlEi-
"He VS. sorTer surprised, fur he hadn't
acered 40 footsteps nor seen 40 cnc COM
ing. bat be warnt skeert an Jest stood
iooxia' at ther chap, I'll 10 turned round
an oeckoued b IN ter foiler him Father
done 50, an they walked till they cum %
er place whar three pines stan, SO thet her
shasIders mecs IN er piuL It wus fun noon,
ar father could see ther shadders pain
Their rnaa went 70 ther pint an strikin'
his heel on Il three times, sez; Dig digit
but look not behin' ycrr An' then afOro
father could think he was gone. This was
,her dream ani after dreaming 10 three
times father thought thar must DC sum
thin IN il, an ther cornin' arter the third
time he walked down 90 ther cove. Ho
fOun' thcr three pines Jest ez he see 'em in
bis dream, but he ccaldn't exactly locate
ther spos whar ther I1%n stood an 30 ken
ciuded ter wait I'll fuil moon m 90 agin-
Wal full moon h. tuck his spade an went
az sure enough, thar Law ther shadders
Test cs he had seen emi lie went ter dig
GIN Their sand was soft an be had got or
good size holo dug. when he heered scmo-
thin Ike a heavy marchin' in tber distance.
'ie stopped, an was go.n' ter look around,
when he rec<clected ther words 'Digl but
look not behind ye.' an he went ter work
agln. The hole gst bigger IA ther sound
como higher. Al last his spade hit
sunthin bard, an at the same time be felt
an awful power Ger aim. In spite ov HIM
sc.f ne looked around. an thar stood q
sallcr cs tall es \ giant, with no head on,
Gn' carryia' ther nainmast ov or ship on his
shoulder rs father looked ther mast fell.
he accrs1 roar. an seen a fash ov light
min. an then be didn't know no more till
he cgm too next r'orniug In ther clump ov
pines he was al right 'copt his left
shoulder. aa' on tkct was FIVE black marks
cs il lve fingers he'd grabbed il, an them
rr--zs st1id thar till his dyin' day. This
20 thcr yarn en- il Is true, every word ov
it,
JOB liz his pipe. an every one sot stun
still tl Nellie sez:
sAu' au thct money Ia thar vet. What
sr fcol no. ter 20 back Ef I was only a
man, or lsnowt CT man brave q nuf ter 20
fur it.n
she riz up ez she spook an stood with her
eyes ashiniu. and her cheeks famin,
picture purity aDuf ter. make man face
warse danger taen no headed sailor.
Allloosoe az her, an Uncle job ser:
sSpoxea er nan wus brave auuI. Nellie,
what would yer DO fur himf'
aDo." SCI Nellie. III marry himn'
Joe en- Os spVaug ter their feet al
cried.
.ssy the. avinF' And she ser, boldly:
'I'd marty himr'
eyer hear thet." seq Joe. "Ysr hear ~
ave hear she hail't SAID noth.n more ter
yer then r3 enc else" broke in Os. ''Bli
ser kia ali bear nc say. I'll git that box ~
b. btrried with is"
"An sav. wo'li both b buried afore -
fetch IT," yeiied joe. stepp.n gp ter hIm.
Os braced ar hiin, but Job kstched hls
arm
Hist thari Don't make fools ov YER
selves Yer can't both zit t4nr gal. en- e
is DOZENS or ser sittin the box. gness ver
won't nufhef do - set down ln' col OF -
Aa' scrouiin q sulkey they trawd bacs.
Bat ta.s trouble upset things Tor the
eTenin. al par.r soon taer parry broke ~.
usle expected Joe or o. would see
her har. b1t uuther cum sigh her, an she
wert hew with SUI "a oors
An var WIS Us an Joei They rcd
slipped eet son arter their mus. went
aum fgr tcois en- started FUR thar thres
niacs. an az fhcy lived IN oppersite direc-
=
t'i thsv nre- thar They stood lookin 81 one
other q pal. nat and tnen Jos ses.
eos white yer must 0e crazy Ter cum
here ter night Yer xnowed I'd come. ar
yer know iet no nan go agin ne Go
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